best pregnancy weight loss plan | First Stop New York

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Where better to start our amazing American road trip than New York? Our travels began in the city that never sleeps, and there we met with my sister and parents to celebrate both my sisters 30th birthday and parents 40th wedding anniversary.  We all rented an apartment in New Jersey through Airbnb.  If you havent heard of Airbnb before, you really need to, as its an amazing website where you can rent properties all over the world.  You can find out more about our recent Paris trip using Airbnb here.  

The apartment we rented was absolutely stunning.  It was situated on the Hudson river and only a short train ride into central New York. You can find the apartment here, and for 4 nights, it worked out at only £280 per person. From our window we could see and admire that amazing New York skyline. Not a bad view whilst eating your breakfast. 

So onto day one, and the sun was shining.  We all headed out to the only place to go in the sun, Central Park. We strolled around Central Park and had a lovely lunch at a place called Tavern on the Green. I know they normally advise you to eat in the not so touristy areas, but when you have one hungry pregnant lady (me) and a hangry toddler (my daughter), you go where you can find. I can highly recommend the New York bagel.  

That afternoon, I took my sister to see Les Miserables on Broadway as a birthday treat. My sister adores Les Miserables and had been trying to recreate some of the songs for me on our walk to the show.  I must say, Id seen the film, but wasnt the biggest fan. However, I am now a convert and the show was just amazing.  Its so worth going to see a show on Broadway if you get the chance.  

My mum and dad came to meet us afterwards and whilst they were waiting they saw Dame Helen Mirren appear from one of the other theatres.  I will try and get the grainy picture from my dad and pop it in if I can!

That night we were all exhausted from a mixture of jet-lag and pounding the streets of New York, so we ordered in a pizza which I munched away in my pjs whilst watching the city of New York doing its New Yorky things.
  

Day two and me, my husband, daughter and mum decided to have a wander to Hoboken in New Jersey.  My sister and dad had decided to go to the 9/11 memorial. We had some breakfast and did a little exploring before heading back to our apartment.  Right outside of our apartment was a play area, sand pit and water park which was free to use, this obviously got the thumbs up from my daughter!  Here she is is ordering my mum around aboard her boat and then handing me a ticket to her pirate ship. I just dont know where she gets her bossiness assertiveness from!  

In the evening, we strolled along the Hudson river and we were going to get a boat across to see the Statue of Liberty, but, unfortunately all of the boats had stopped at 5pm!!! We were determined for my mum to get a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty as she had never seen it, so we took this VERY zoomed in picture.  You can just about make out the statue by her hand! 

Day three and we headed to the New York High Line.  This wasnt there when I last went to New York and it was a must-see for me.  Its a public park built above the streets of Manhattan on an old rail road.  The walk along it was around 1.5 miles long with the vibrant city of New York humming below.  It was amazing walking between gorgeous smelling plants and flowers, in such a peaceful setting right in the heart of Manhattan. Id highly recommend it and my daughter loved running free and walking along the benches looking at the views below. 

In the afternoon we popped to Madison Square gardens.  My mum decided to give the locals some of her biscuit (my mum always had some goodies stashed away in her handbag!).  I do mean squirrels here, though I have a feeling we probably shouldnt have fed them.  But nonetheless, I managed to snap this little fellow before he took a bite. 

There was a lovely childrens play area in the gardens and we stayed a while, then headed to Central Park for ice-creams and to wander around the Shakespeare gardens. In the evening the three of us went to a local Thai restaurant called Box Bistro and Sushi Bar. It was absolutely delicious and I would highly recommend it. I have dreamt of Pad Thai since eating there.  

The next morning we waved goodbye to the city that never sleeps as we headed to JFK airport to catch our flight to San Francisco. 

Before I go, I thought Id share a few travel tips from our New York trip... 

We used the tube to get around in New York, but we did find that not all stations had elevator access and this meant my husband having to either carry the stroller or we folded it down.  This wasnt a major problem, but something to bear in mind.  

When we needed to get to places in New Jersey we used the taxi service Uber.  I have never used them before but they were so much cheaper than when we hailed a cab.  The service is all done through your phone via an app and it gives you the cost and which drivers are in your area, and it even shows you their journey to get to you so you are not waiting around needlessly.  As it is all done on the app, you dont even need to pay in cash, its charged to your account. Sorry if Im explaining something here that you already know about, but they dont have them in Derbyshire so the Uber service was a revelation to me and Id highly recommend using them. 

There are so many places to eat in New York and New Jersey it can be a bit overwhelming. We used the Yelp app to help us find nearby restaurants and also see reviews.  It was really handy and we found the reviews to be very accurate.  Its definitely worth taking a look. 

So, next stop on our travels...San Francisco.  

And I would love to hear any tips or recommendations for New York. Comments are always welcome down below please. 

Thanks for reading, 

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after pregnancy weight loss plan | Father Day Gift Ideas

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It is that time of the year again where we scratch our heads and ponder what on Earth to buy our beloved Dads for Fathers Day. These wonderful men in our lives are notoriously tricky to buy for, they say they have everything they need, but we never do listen because this is the day to celebrate Dads everywhere. So ponder no more and have a little browse of these Fathers Day treats.

I did a post last year regarding Fathers Day gift ideas, so if you have a father who is a foodie, movie buff, or you are stuck for a present from the little ones, have a little look at my original Fathers Day Gift Ideas and see what takes your fancy.  

Another great present is by Penwizard who have personalised books where you can even turn Dad into a character from Peppa Pig! You can have a peek at our finished personalised Penwizard book and see the book which was a big, big hit! Penwizard also have an offer at the moment where you can save £3 on books by using the code: MYDADDY at the checkout, and, if you order by 15th June they will guarantee delivery by Fathers Day. 

Continuing with the personalised theme, I am loving this set of 6 personalised coasters by Boots photo.  We have just returned from New York with my parents, so I had some really great photos of us all.  I wanted something a bit different than framing the photographs or putting them on a canvas, so I designed these coasters with my photographs.  Its really quick and simple to do and the quality is fantastic. I ordered them on a Sunday and they were delivered by the Wednesday.  After comparing prices on the internet, these were also the cheapest as they were £9.99 for a set of six different photographs. I think these will be a big hit, and will hopefully bring a smile to my Dads face when he sits down for his cup of tea.  Boots Photo currently have a 10% discount on all orders over £10 and will guarantee to deliver by Fathers Day if you order by Monday 15th June.  

For the keen gardener, how about this little gift hamper? I bought the box from the pound shop (amazing!), and then I just shopped around to fill it with little goodies.  Inside is a pair of leather gardening gloves, some garden twine, garden scissors and then some mints and chocolates.  I bought some Great British Gardener ribbon from Hobbycraft to finish the gift and I am very pleased with the end result. Of course, you can add your own spin to this gift and include any goodies you like, but I think it looks like a thoughtful, yet very useful present!!! 

From the little ones you cant beat a bit of show casing their artistic talents which we all know should be displayed in an art gallery (hmmmm!). My daughter has been busy painting these giant rocks that will hopefully sit pride of place in her grandparents garden.  Its something a little bit different, but bright and colourful and personal too. This is for her Abuelo (grandfather) and she painted it in a Spanish theme! 

Hopefully that has given you some ideas and inspiration for Fathers Day and if you have any great finds or ideas then please feel free to share in the comments below! 

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and see you on Monday for tales from San Francisco! 

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baby weight loss program | Next stop San Francisco

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The three of us arrived in San Francisco slightly the worse for wear, oh wait, that was just me, and Ill tell you more about that little drama next week. But, for the sake of this post, lets just pretend we are all bright eyed and bushy tailed as we disembarked the plane, caught an Uber (which was alot cheaper than hailing a cab), and made our way to Hotel Del Sol, our base for the next three nights. 

Hotel Del Sol was a good base for our travels and was in a fantastic location.  It was pretty basic, but it was clean and we got breakfast too, so for the amount of time we actually spent there it suited us fine. 

My husband has been to San Francisco alot with his job, so it was quite nice to let him take the lead and show us the sights.  On the first day we started with the most DELICIOUS waffles at a place called Home Plate. The service was amazing, it had high-chairs and was child friendly, and I didnt stop waffling on about the food for the reminder of our trip!  

With very full bellies, we wandered along the seafront and I got my first glimpse of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.

We carried on wandering along and walked to Pier 39. This was by far one of my favourite places.  Yes, it is very touristy, but, I didnt think it was in your face or trashy like some tourist areas can be.  From the pier you could watch the sea lions bask in the sun, and who quite frankly, I could have watched all day.  

Also dotted along the pier were little shops, a giant carousel and restaurants.  We stopped for lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp.  Again, I was a bit worried that we may have chosen somewhere a bit too touristy, but the food was delicious and fresh and we had the most amazing view looking out to Alcatraz. If you have never heard of it, Bubba Gump Shrimp is a themed restaurant based on Forrest Gump, so theres lots of film memorabilia, and the waitress even tested our knowledge on the film!  
  

Also on the pier was the Aquarium of the Bay.  It was a lovely aquarium and whilst it wasnt huge it is definitely worth a visit. We saw everything from jellyfish to sharks and my daughter adored the touch pool where she touched a starfish and manta-ray. 

On day two we had a lovely day trip to Sausalito which is a beautiful sea front city over the Golden Gate Bridge.  Most people tend to bike across the Golden Gate Bridge and then catch one of the many ferries back, but we went for the easy option and went by bus. It was lovely to wander along the winding streets with an ice-cream in hand. 

We stumbled across a little gem on the Friday night and found a huge food festival called Off the Grid.  It runs every Friday night at the Fort Mason Center and there was every kind of gourmet food imaginable.  There was also drinks and cocktails and live music.  We arrived around 6pm and it was really child friendly and a lovely place to go and eat.  I recommend the truck that sells curry (and they kindly replaced my poppadom when it blew away!!) and the ice-cream tacos were out of this world.  My daughter had a taste of everything then did some dancing...apparently she is quite a fan of funk! 

And so came the sad time to wave goodbye to San Francisco. I cannot recommend visiting this wonderful city enough. There is so much to do there that I think we could have spent another week exploring.  But, alas, our travels were to continue on Route 1, the Pacific Highway.  We packed our bags and picked up a hire car as we began our journey along the West coast.  Next stop...Monterey. 

Thanks so much for reading and have you ever been to San Francisco? I would love to hear any tips or recommendations in the comments below! 

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